The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-05
THE PACIFIC INQUIRY,
HuntinRtOn's TreacherOus Memory Plays
Him Sad TIicks-AI Forgotten.

Huntington's TreacherOus Memory Plays
Him Sad TIicks-AlI Forgotten.
Now York, September 30.-Auditor
Minke, of the Union Pacific, was before
the Pacific Investigation Committee this
morning and submitted copies OF the
records of the company called for at diff
ferent stages of the inquiry Oy the COM
mission. Among them the contracts
with the Western Union Teie-
The commission called on Cob en-, Attor-
ney for the Central Pacific, to produce the
check stubs drawn by Huntington from
1872 t % 1880, and the letter press books of
the New York Office OF the Union Pacific
for the same. Cohen declined, saying he
did not propose to recommend any further
expenditures to accommodate the
commission, as that body had
already run mp nearly Sl,5OO,-
eco for transportation food, wine,
etc. Cohen was told TO present an item
lied account, which was explained By the
commission. There were various items of
individual expenses which the members
proposed to pay out of their own pockets.
Commissioner Litter, tfor instance, had
taken his wife along, and proposed to pay
for her transportation.
Henry Day testified that he was counsel
for the Atchison aud Pixies Peak railway,
Union Pacific. The witness had a thirty
third interest in the road, which was sold
the Kansas Pacific. The witness did not
know of any money raised for legislation,
nor any resolutions passed providing for
the issuance OF bonds TO influence legiSla-
ton in Washington.
c. 2. Huntington was then recalled.
ITO your knowledge was any money or
other article of value ever given by you to
any member of Congress to influence leg
islation in behalf of the company
ITO my knowledge there was not"
"Do you remember that during the in
vestigation of the Pollard Committee the
United States was greatly eXcitedW
mo, never saw the United States ex
cited"
twas your money better then than
now2
ST don't know
why was it you then testified that you
owed 81, 600, 600 of stock and that you tes
tilted here you owned $lO,OOO,0Oe or r.
Geo COOP
81 can't say how it was. Hopkins at
tended to the business in the West at the
time"
us that the only explanation9 you car
maker?
THAT is all"
ibid you employ Norwood, OF Georgia
to further the interests of the Southern
Pacifio?''
81 did"
How is 1t the retainer paid Norwood
was charged to the Central instead of the
Southern Paci6c?.'
The witness could not explain.
do you remember any person coming
to you to sell the Cotton letterP'
Eyes, four persons came to me to sell thu
letters, but 1 had nothing to do will
them"
"Do you know who they were?'
zone of them was from Wells & Fargo
The others l do not know"
"What became of the stub check book
from 1872 to 1892"
81 suppose they were destroyed. We
generally destroyed our check books onct
in four years. They are destroyed by my
direction. 1 suppose the blotters of those
years were also destroyed"
did you ever give Mr.. Chittende1
money to distri butte for illegal purposes
81 never did"
This ended the inquiry. Then Cohen
presented the following bill of the Central
Pacific against the Commission: For the
Commission proper, 1874, 77S; for engineer
proper, 1888, 100" Governor Pattison said
when the bills were passed upon, the money
would be paid. Then the Commission ad
iourned, subject to the call of the chair.